RPS Documents

This section includes downloadable Royal Photographic Society Procedural Documents, Annual Reports and Charter Rules By Laws

The way The Society operates is specified in a number of formal documents, not least the Royal Charter granted to it in 2004. These can be seen in the relevant sub-menu, right.

In addition, The Society has since 1854 published an Annual Report which summarises its activities and the state of its finances.

Other areas of the website describe the relationship and composition of The Society's Trustees, staff, committees, and volunteers.

For more information about any aspect of how The Society is run please email: director@rps.org

Our Charter, Rules & By-Laws

The Society operates under a Royal Charter granted to it by Her Majesty the Queen on the advice of the Privy Council on 12 July 2004. The Charter states the objectives of the Society and the way it is run.

The By-Laws - The By-Laws set out the general way The Society is governed. Revised and approved on 30 September 2017.

The Rules - The Rules are made under Section 16 of the Charter of The Royal Photographic Society. They form part of the management procedures and determine the day-to-day way The Society is run. Revised and approved on 30 September 2017. The Charter and By-Laws of The Society prevail if there is conflict in meaning or instruction.

The Society is required to submit its Annual Report and Accounts to the United Kingdom's Charity Commission. The Commission's website provides some graphical analysis of The Society's accounts which may be useful. The Society's charity number is 1107831 and the Charity Commission's website can be found by clicking the link here. Recent Society Annual Reports and Accounts can be found below:

The Society's Procedural documents are split into three types: Distinctions (DP), Financial (FP) and Management (MP) and Forms (MF). Each document is available below. All the Procedural documents were reviewed and agreed by Council in August 2013. The next major review will take place in summer 2015, although minor changes are made on an on-going basis which is reflected in the issue number on each document.

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